Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
CFrom our regular correspondent.)

WASuISGTON, ID. c., Oct. II, 1881.
1t was the proud boast OF the Emperor
Augustus. that he had found Rome built OF
brick and left it built of marble-the chief
Glory of that great Empires golden age !;
and in modern times, if we are TO believe
those who, as if by a magic wand, have per-
formed the wonderful feat OF converting
Alexander II. Shepherd from vulgar pollt-
icaI boss-who was, while Governor OF the
District of Columbia, during the reign OF
Grantism, check by jowl with Babcock,
Belknap and other corruptonlsts-into
demi-god. upon whom they have conferred
the uuidne distinction of canoniZatlon ere
lac has ''shufiled off this mortal coil, we
have n parallel case for it is claimed that
81 Shenherd found Washington 4 wild
waste of mud and left it the most beautiful
CITY i'm the United States. And IT you had
suddenly come into the Federal
Capital on Thursday night, Oct. 9th, 1887,
Won would have shrunk aghast ut the awful
din and glare and smoke and sound OF mu-
sic. supposing that you had been accidental
Iv switched off into the very centre OF pan
demonium-but nothing OF the kind, dear
reader-you would simply have been dis
pusted spectator of St.Shepherd's triuInphal
forchIipLt procession and general parade Of
all the Shepiierdites and truculent to adies
20 be found in the broad borders OF Wash
ington. The Boss-I beg pardon, the Saint
Gave Washington smooth, solid streets
| and shaded grassy parks-to say nothing
of n glorious public debt of many millions,
therefore perhaps, a majority OF the Wash
inctonions worship him as the patron saint
! and savior of the city. They had not yet
proposed TO change the name OF Washing
| ION TO Shepherdtou, but such Il thing is
mite nrobabIe. for one enthusiast has nom
| mated Shepherd for President Of the United
! States. How much better and more chris
! ti.n-Iike it would have been to have con-
tributed to the poor, whom we always have
| With us. the ten thousand dollars Squandered
| in glorifying Shepherd.
Thouglts of another prominent Republi-
can now come to mind-the unsavory Ba-
| con, who spoiled on the hands OF ms
| nartv and who, as financial clerk, dlspolled
| the Patent Office of $780, 600, according 10 the
! renort of ftheCommiSsioner of Patents, which
| las inst been submitted to the Secretary OF
| the Interior The amount of the detalcation
| is much larger than had been supposed, and
furnished the strongest of arguments 1or
! turning the rascals out. Bacon had been
! stealing thirteen years, and was not detect
ed until an undertaker's call was imper-
| ative.
| Supreme Court convenes this week, win
| docket largely increased over that OF last
| veor Among the cases of note / will men,
| fion two-the celebrated Myra Clark Gaines
LITIGATION against the City of New Orleans,
| and the famous telephone case
The day before the meeting of the Court
was consumed by the Bar of tho Supreme
| Court in eulogizing the late Justice Woods.
! Secretary Lamar continues to reverse the
idemnity railroad land decisions of Com
missioner Sparks-the Secretary's last over
ruling having restored $4,000 acres to the
| Omaha road.